Shanghai Yue Yang Integrated Medicine Hospital

Shanghai Yue Yang Integrated Medicine Hospital, which is affiliated with Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), is a Class-A Municipal General Hospital, integrating medical care, education, and research.  The hospital is the only Municipal Integrated Medicine Hospital in Shanghai established by the Chinese National TCM Administration Bureau with 1.1 million outpatient visits and 10,000 inpatient admission every year (over 600 beds). The clinic center was first established in 1952. Many famous TCM doctors in Shanghai have practiced in this hospital. The hospital attracts mostly famous senior specialists of TCM in the eastern area of China, therefore it has a renowned reputation in the medical domain of TCM. In 2005, the World Health Organization (WHO) established its Shanghai International Standard Clinical Training Center for Acupuncture and Tuina. In the past 30 yeaers, the hospital has provided multi-language clinical training in the areas of acupuncture, Tuina, rehabilitation, internal medicine, gynecology, dermatology and pediatrics to students from over 100 countries and regions.

Department of Acupuncture:

The Department of Acupuncture was established in 1952. Currently there are 19 doctors and practitioners in the department. Its inpatient facility has 15 beds admitting patients who need inpatient care. Inheriting the medical experiences of famous acupuncture doctors in Shanghai and reserving traditional acupuncture therapy, this department administers successful treatments for diseases of the urogenital system such as urination disorder; diseases of motor-nervous system such as apoplexy sequela, peripheral facial paralysis, pediatric cerebral palsy, prolapsed lumbar intravertebral disc; diseases of immune system such as ulcerative colitis, anaphylaxis asthma; diseases of gynecology such as dysmenorrhea, chronic backache and arthralgia by combining multi-medical methods of Chinese traditional and western medicine with modern acupuncture equipments. The department features acupuncture treatments for obesity and drug addiction as well.

Department of Gynecology:

The Department of Gynecology is one of the oldest TCM gynecology specialties established in Shanghai in the 1950’s. Under revered OBGYN doctors, Prof. Dr. Zhu Nan Sun and Dr. Shen Zhong Li, the department has lead the specialty to become the Shanghai municipal specialty in 1998 and the national leading specialty in 2002.

Currently the department has 2 professors, 4 associated professors, 4 assistant professors and 2 resident physicians. On averagy, the group sees 3000 to 4000 out patients monthly. The main diseases often seen at the department are hysteromyoma, dysmenorrhea, endometriosis, infertilitas feminis, habitual abortion, menopausal syndrome, etc.

Department of Dermatology:

The department of dermatology has 6 doctors and practitioners. This department treats out patients only. Based upon the theories of TCM, skin diseases are physically affecting the external part of the body, but this external appearance is caused by disorders of the internal body. With methods of integrated medicine, which have the effect to adjust the internal conditions of the organs and bowels, this department has found great success in treating various kinds of skin diseases, such as: psoriasis, herpes zoster, acne, erysipelas, etc.

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